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LeftForDeadSpace
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Posted - 2009.10.29 06:27:00 -
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Hey new subscriber here! I am a three year ex World of Warcraft player. I played the EVE demo for a couple of days and loved it so much that I subscribed! GORGEOUS graphics that look simply stunning! Awesome game and one that I could get really into.
Here is where my problem begins. I cannot read anything in the game! Since the game requires TONS of reading this presents a really REALLY big problem for me. I quickly found the awesome font size increase button for the chat window. This helped greatly. Next I found the Context Menu Fontsize option in the escape options. Unfortunately this option only goes as high as 12? How do I make it bigger? I simply cannot read ANYTHING without squinting really hard. I wear contact lenses and I have recently had an eye exam and got new contacts so the problem resides not in my vision or vision correction but simply the fact that I cannot get this setting up higher? I REALLY want to keep playing EVE , and therefore giving the game developers my money, but if I cant read the game I will be unable to play the game.
HELP!
Also I was told to try lowering my resolution, but this is simply not acceptable. I refuse to play a game in 800X600. No thanks.
If there is any known fix to this issue PLEASE PLEASE let me know. I don't want to have to hear "Can I have your stuff?" in the rookie help channel anymore.
Is there some mod I can install like in WOW that will fix this?
PLEASE HELP BEFORE MY EYES MELT OUT OF MY HEAD!
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Jameroz
Echoes of Space
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Posted - 2009.10.29 08:06:00 -
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I'm afraid lowering the resolution is the only option to make the text bigger. You're not the first one complaining about this either.
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LeftForDeadSpace
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Posted - 2009.10.29 08:51:00 -
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That sucks. Well I am setting a new personal speed for unsubscribing to a game. I really like EVE it was pretty amazing. One of the best MMO's that I have played yet. Gorgeous graphics and awesome gameplay...ruined by a font size selection.
What really blows me away is that I can set the font size in the chat window as high as I want...no limit to it!
Oh well let me know if they ever fix it and I would absolutely LOVE to play this game.
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Louis deGuerre
Gallente The Rise of The Dragon Knights Void Alliance
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Posted - 2009.10.29 09:25:00 -
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HTFU or back to WoW Sol: A microwarp drive? In a battleship? Are you insane? They arenĘt built for this! Clear Skies - The Movie ROTDK is recruiting
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LeftForDeadSpace
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Posted - 2009.10.29 09:35:00 -
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Not to sound like a jerk but at least I can read what is written in WOW. If I wanted to play a game with crappy graphics I would go back and play it. I subscribed to EVE for the AMAZINGLY STUNNING graphics. What a waste to turn them down to low settings simply for the ability to read. My Pentium i7 and GEForce 260 would kick me in the stomach if I turned the resolution down.
And thank you Louis deGuerre for that awesome input. I guess if that is what is handed out in the New Player question forum I can see what I would expect from any other part of the forum.
Seems like you are the type of player that hangs out in a hospital with a shotgun blasting babies in the melon as soon as they come out of the womb yelling "L2P Noob!".
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Louis deGuerre
Gallente The Rise of The Dragon Knights Void Alliance
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Posted - 2009.10.29 10:01:00 -
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Man, you really can't take a joke. Lighten up. I play with glasses on to read the horrible font as well. You don't hear me crying about it. This is a great game but it is riddled with horrible UI, the players are a vicious hardened bunch who will kill, scam and betray you at every opportunity (and i love them for it ), and the gameplay mechanics are harder to understand than string theory . The great thing about this game is that loss has meaning here. If you let a little thing like not being able to read the font put you off then it's best to pick another game.
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LeftForDeadSpace
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Posted - 2009.10.29 10:06:00 -
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Not being able to read the font is not something I consider a little thing. I can't tell what the missions says to do. I cant tell how much money items cost. I cant tell What training skills are what. If you consider it hardcore gaming to not be able to read ANYTHING in the game besides the chat window then sure you are a hardcore gamer.
Since you have posted ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to help me in any way shape or form how about you get bent and stay out of the new player help section?
Why are you even posting here? Just to show everyone how much of a tard you are?
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RaTTuS
BIG Libertas Fidelitas
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Posted - 2009.10.29 11:32:00 -
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What resolution are you playing at ? how far from the monitor are you ?
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LeftForDeadSpace
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Posted - 2009.10.29 13:47:00 -
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Thanks for the tip RaTTuS. That unfortunately does not help me. I appreciate your effort but I have a feeling my options are limited to...
A) Reduce the resolution to a VERY low standard. (No point in playing a gorgeous graphically intense game in crappy resolution. Imagine playing Crysis in 1024 X 768!!!!!).
B) Install a MOD that would allow me the ability to increase the resolution of the font in game the same simple way that it is so very easy to increase it in the chat window. (No MODS allowed, I looked for about 4 hours and found out they are considered a cheat).
C) Leave.
Hopefully this issue will get addressed at some point in the future.
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Sanctus Maleficus
Lambent Enterprises
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Posted - 2009.10.29 14:26:00 -
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Could you play in windowed mode, and use some sort of curor location based screen magnifier?
You could do what I do, and use a 28" monitor!
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LeftForDeadSpace
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Posted - 2009.10.29 14:52:00 -
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I tried that but I had to CONSTANTLY move the magnifier ever second. Impossible to play like that.
Thanks for the advice but it does not help.
I need to find a way to increase the font size above 12.
That is what I need.
A way to increase the Context Menu Fontsize above 12.
If someone has a link to a MOD or a script that will fix this please hook me up.
I don't care if I risk being banned. It is worth it to be able to play this game. I will take the risk.
If I get banned then oh well. At least I tried to play.
Better to have played and lost than to never have played at all due to something as amazingly stupid as a freaking fontsize limit.
I think EVE is one of the best games that I have played. It will kill me to not be able to play it for something that seems like such a quick easy fix.
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RaTTuS
BIG Libertas Fidelitas
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Posted - 2009.10.29 14:55:00 -
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Slapchop Gonnalovemynuts
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Posted - 2009.10.29 15:08:00 -
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Playing eve for the graphics is like unwrapping a present and throwing away the box because the wrapping paper is so awesome looking...
EVE would be an awesome game if it was displayed using 1980's era vector graphics on a monochrome screen. 90% of the time you are going to be zoomed so far out that everything is just litle squares on your screen anyway.
As for your problem reading the fonts, just because a game can be played at 9000x9000 resolution does not mean you are forced to do so. I suggest lowering the resolution in steps until you can see the fonts and then play at that res. --------------------------------------------
Quote: EVE-Online... Too rough for ya? Don't like it? GTFO...
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RaTTuS
BIG Libertas Fidelitas
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Posted - 2009.10.29 15:15:00 -
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1600x1200 wide screen on a 28" is fine for me though I tend to play windoed, and after a whiel you don't have to look at the text too much to see what it says...
well apart from market malipuation , but the mouse wheel can be useful for that
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LeftForDeadSpace
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Posted - 2009.10.29 15:25:00 -
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Originally by: Slapchop Gonnalovemynuts Playing eve for the graphics is like unwrapping a present and throwing away the box because the wrapping paper is so awesome looking...
EVE would be an awesome game if it was displayed using 1980's era vector graphics on a monochrome screen. 90% of the time you are going to be zoomed so far out that everything is just litle squares on your screen anyway.
As for your problem reading the fonts, just because a game can be played at 9000x9000 resolution does not mean you are forced to do so. I suggest lowering the resolution in steps until you can see the fonts and then play at that res.
Thanks for your help in getting my problem resolved. Unfortunately you contributed a total of jack and more jack to helping me. Kindly go back to whatever bridge you crawled out from under.
I can only imagine how terribad the technical support forum is if smacktards like you populate it.
"I have no problems running MY game in XP Pro! Stop crying and L2P!"
"Blue Screen of death with Windows 7? I don't have any problems with Vista! Stop using Windows 7 noob!"
"Your sound blaster is having problems? My mobo doesn't even have onboard sound. Half the time I am AFK mining watching T.V. Anyways."
"Can I has your stuff? -insert crap music video- ".
I would think that 1680 by 1050 would not be too much to ask for. Its about to be the year 2010. If you are not cranking the graphics up on this game then you are missing half the game. Enjoy your 1024 X 768.
You Sir go beyond the art of Trolling and have mastered the art of douchebagery.
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Slapchop Gonnalovemynuts
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Posted - 2009.10.29 15:39:00 -
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Originally by: LeftForDeadSpace You Sir go beyond the art of Trolling and have mastered the art of douchebagery.
Sez the pot to the kettle "why sir, you so black!"
Quote: Enjoy your 1024 X 768
Actually, I do enjoy it, because I play EVE for the GAME not the massive number of pixels my GPU can spit out...
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Louis deGuerre
Gallente The Rise of The Dragon Knights Void Alliance
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Posted - 2009.10.29 15:45:00 -
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Bends over crystal ball...I see your future...it's full of wardecs and emorages Sol: A microwarp drive? In a battleship? Are you insane? They arenĘt built for this! Clear Skies - The Movie ROTDK is recruiting
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Slapchop Gonnalovemynuts
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Posted - 2009.10.29 15:48:00 -
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Edited by: Slapchop Gonnalovemynuts on 29/10/2009 15:48:36
Originally by: Louis deGuerre Bends over crystal ball...I see your future...it's full of wardecs and emorages
Im guessing he is going to wait out his month, occasionally logging in to fap over the 'GORGEOUS GRAPHICS' and the sheer volume of pretty pixles that his hardwares are pumping out, occasionally stopping to drool over his FPS readout. Oh wait thats right, since he refuses to lower his resolution a little he cant SEE the FPS numbers, oh well. --------------------------------------------
Quote: EVE-Online... Too rough for ya? Don't like it? GTFO...
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LeftForDeadSpace
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Posted - 2009.10.29 15:51:00 -
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That is like watching football for the amazing refereeing.
Like Drinking Beer because you like the color.
Like Nailing the Prom Queen because she has a good scrap book collection
Like Buying a Ferrari for the Audio System.
Your solution to turn the graphics down to crap levels is not acceptable soldier! I will keep trying to get this fixed and all of you trying to sway me from mission WILL NOT STOP ME!
We WILL stay the course. Lets roll. Lock and load.
Give me menu context menu fontsize greater than 12 or give me a forum Ban! I WILL find a way to do it and you and your crap computer monitor will not stop me. Graphics FREEDOM!
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Billy Sastard
Amarr Life. Universe. Everything.
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Posted - 2009.10.29 15:57:00 -
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Originally by: LeftForDeadSpace That is like watching football for the amazing refereeing.
Like Drinking Beer because you like the color.
Like Nailing the Prom Queen because she has a good scrap book collection
Like Buying a Ferrari for the Audio System.
So you are saying that EVE is a horrible game and if it weren't for the graphics nobody would play? Because that is what all those analogies are saying to me.
I think your priorities are a little mixed up, but whatever, keep spamming the newbie q&a with this crap if you want. But really this is not the place to get things changed in game, try the features and ideas section instead, see how well you fare there. Also keep in mind that changes in eve come slowly, so if CCP does hear your plea you wont see anything in game for a year or 2. <-------------------------------------------------> "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -Albert Einstein |
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LeftForDeadSpace
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Posted - 2009.10.29 16:12:00 -
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I am saying having a game this gorgeous and graphically beautiful and turning it down to graphics from 1998 is a freaking atrocity.
It is a shame. No one should do it. If you are using a crap monitor and a poop rigg computer because you still live in your parents basement and your Burger King Fry Cook paycheck doesn't provide enough for an upgrade then that is cool.
"Wow my green square just made that other red square disappear off my crap old monitor!"
I shouldn't be punished because you work at Burger King.
I shouldn't be punished because you flip me up a Whopper Junior.
I shouldn't HAVE to turn my graphics down because you sleep on the Sofa bed that Grammy uses when she comes to visit.
I shouldn't have to suffer because your Dodge Stratus smells like grease.
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Ghicolas Naspard
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Posted - 2009.10.29 16:22:00 -
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Originally by: LeftForDeadSpace I am saying having a game this gorgeous and graphically beautiful and turning it down to graphics from 1998 is a freaking atrocity.
It is a shame. No one should do it. If you are using a crap monitor and a poop rigg computer because you still live in your parents basement and your Burger King Fry Cook paycheck doesn't provide enough for an upgrade then that is cool.
"Wow my green square just made that other red square disappear off my crap old monitor!"
I shouldn't be punished because you work at Burger King.
I shouldn't be punished because you flip me up a Whopper Junior.
I shouldn't HAVE to turn my graphics down because you sleep on the Sofa bed that Grammy uses when she comes to visit.
I shouldn't have to suffer because your Dodge Stratus smells like grease.
Reported for blatantly trolling the newbie forums.
This is a place for new people to come and get advice, not rant and rage about things.
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LeftForDeadSpace
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Posted - 2009.10.29 16:26:00 -
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Keep trying to stop me from finding a solution to this fix.
And yes I am a newbie and NO I am not trolling.
I am BEING TROLLED by trolls and using a reverse troll on the trolls.
If you do not want to contribute to finding a solution to this then that's fine don't post.
But PLEASE don't come here and tell me to turn my resolution down and consider that as NOT being a troll attempt and that actually being a good piece of advice or a fix to this problem.
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Ghicolas Naspard
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Posted - 2009.10.29 16:30:00 -
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Originally by: LeftForDeadSpace Keep trying to stop me from finding a solution to this fix.
And yes I am a newbie and NO I am not trolling.
I am BEING TROLLED by trolls and using a reverse troll on the trolls.
If you do not want to contribute to finding a solution to this then that's fine don't post.
But PLEASE don't come here and tell me to turn my resolution down and consider that as NOT being a troll attempt and that actually being a good piece of advice or a fix to this problem.
Sorry but that is the only resolution to your issue. As you have already ascertained there is no way to increase that font size past 12, and there is no way to mod the UI. The people in this thread have given you the only real advice available, sorry but that is all there is.
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LeftForDeadSpace
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Posted - 2009.10.29 16:33:00 -
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Well it is nice that you give up so easily. Not me. I know there is a solution out there and I will find it. Maybe someone in the game has found it and will share it here.
As for all the haters keep hating. Don't know why you hate on a brotha because he rolls through your drive through with a Pentium i7 and a 260.
Stop hatin on magh.
You are either part of the solution or you are part of Burger King.
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Tranka Verrane
Angelic Industries
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Posted - 2009.10.29 16:56:00 -
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Originally by: LeftForDeadSpace Well it is nice that you give up so easily. Not me. I know there is a solution out there and I will find it. Maybe someone in the game has found it and will share it here.
As for all the haters keep hating. Don't know why you hate on a brotha because he rolls through your drive through with a Pentium i7 and a 260.
Stop hatin on magh.
You are either part of the solution or you are part of Burger King.
You are a horrible, spiteful, bitter, arrogant, selfish utter idiot and I hope you leave the game as soon as possible with your 'problem' unsolved. If I see you in space I will gladly sacrifice some security standing to ruin your day.
Congratulations on displaying yourself as the vilest excrescence yet to visit the forums. Eve is a friendly place. We don't want you. Go away.
Player Since 2005 Over 4000 hours logged
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LeftForDeadSpace
Caldari
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Posted - 2009.10.29 17:11:00 -
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Edited by: LeftForDeadSpace on 29/10/2009 17:13:51 Edited by: LeftForDeadSpace on 29/10/2009 17:12:14 Look yall I can handle gameplay. I LIKE that aspect that it is a rugged hardcore game. I LIKE the factions, and the fact that you are safe, absolutely no where! I LIKE that! It makes the game exciting.
But Jesus crap do you have to carry that over into the newbie HELP forums? Do you guys have to be such douche bags about someone trying to actually play the game?
Wouldn't you want me to actually be able to play the game so you can grief the crap out of me? (Which I think is just fine).
I am not complaining about "OMG NERF (x)!"
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"OMG I got podd attacked!"
or
"OMG Ganked or gate camping."
I am just trying to fix the freaking font and go to hell if you say this can't be fixed. Go to hell if you are such a scrub you believe that this cannot be accomplished. You are a quitter and NOBODY likes a quitter. You are a failure and do not deserve to play a game as amazing as EVE. Don't you quit on me. DON'T YOU QUIT ON ME!!!!!
I have a dream.
A dream of HOPE AND CHANGE.
Have it your way.
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Xyla Kador
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Posted - 2009.10.29 18:59:00 -
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Edited by: Xyla Kador on 29/10/2009 19:01:27 u see not much of this thread is trolling...most of it are real responses to ur problem
there is absolutely nothing u can do for this issue other than leave or accept it
any mods or little things that anyone could have done to fix this are prohibited by the EULA
so either turn down ur res (i find 1680 x 1050 is plenty readable) or try using that magnifier thingy
if u do stay u might be surprised tho that the next expansion Dominion (which is a free download for all accounts, even trials) this winter might have a little feature snuck in for 14 size font
u could also become one of the many voices complaining on the issue and i mean that in a good way.....add a little more weight and pressure on CCP to get it solved ^^
(and no i dont want to read the EULA up and down for that particular rule....just take my word for it that mods are bad)
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LeftForDeadSpace
Caldari
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Posted - 2009.10.29 19:13:00 -
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All I see is a bunch of failure. No one stepping up to the plate saying "Screw your rules, here is a MOD that does what CPP is too lazy or too incompetent to code in."
I thought this game was supposed to be hardcore. I thought the game was supposed to have some of the best players populating it.
All I see is a bunch of scrubs saying "We too scawed to fix game. We take raep in bunghole cus CPP my dahdah".
Pretty pathetic. I feel like I am on the WOW forums. Bunch of IRL carebears.
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Xyla Kador
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Posted - 2009.10.29 19:22:00 -
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thats just it tho, we have programs on so many things BUT this one issue, we have programs the monitor ur charter, ones u can fit ships and check all their stats b4 u buy anything, we have ones that reposition the game to look like full screen in windowed mode, we have website with a data base of all the agents, and another website that tracks market orders
so many little helpful tools and this is the one that NO ONE has fixed
and its been that way for YEARS (this game has been going since 2003 it was a little bit of an issue then...in fact im not even sure they had the option of 12 then)
if there was a tru way to mod the game id already have all my ships looking like blood raiders already
there are ways to pull some stuff otu of the game but i have yet to find anyone that has found a legit way to recompile it back into the game files
as for "screw the rules" ull find plenty of macro mining programs if u looked for them....of course most EVE player despise macro miners
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